Governor Kathy Hochul has announced $61 million in funding for eight flood mitigation projects across New York. The projects will use green solutions like bioswales, permeable surfaces, vegetation, and buried storage instead of conventional steel and concrete.
New York City receives the largest share of the funds: $10 million for stormwater upgrades in Brooklyn and Queens to ease strain on sewer infrastructure and safeguard Jamaica Bay, and $7.9 million for flood measures at Clinton Houses public housing in East Harlem.
Buffalo gets $10 million to curb pollution in Scajaquada Creek using bioretention systems and stormwater trees. Projects in Brookhaven, Potsdam, Rye, Mount Vernon, and Newburgh round out the remaining $23.3 million.
These projects are being funded through the Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. Voters approved $4.2 billion for environmental grants in November 2022.
In addition to the already dedicated green infrastructure projects, Hochul announced the launch of a new website to provide information about future funding opportunities. Resilient.ny.gov will also offer resources with emergency planning information across multiple state agencies.
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